chip and PIN  密码

tills  收款柜台

wearable tech 可穿戴科技

fingo-pay  指纹支付 

测验与练习 1.  阅读课文并回答问题。

1. True or false? A debit card can be used to buy something now and pay for it later.   

2. What do criminals need to make a purchase that you have to pay for?   

3. What word is used in the article that means to have put information on an official list? 

4. Name one way, mentioned in the article, to pay for something without using cash.  

5. Which part of your body does the fingo-pay system use to know it is you who is paying for something? 

2.  请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

1. The man was arrested after he tried to buy a new car using fake ________. 

notebanks     bankers      banknotes     purchases 

2. I called my bank after I saw a suspicious ________ on my credit card bill.

transactioned     transaction     transactions     transgender

3. Jane was given lots of money for her birthday so she decided to go on a big ________.

fraud     tap-and-go     spending spree     credit card

4. John said he couldn't afford to pay for a holiday but I told him to put it on the ________.

tap-and-go     chip and PIN     debit card     plastic

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